quite tricky to choose a Witch Hunters control over them once they are activated, their transport and

their transport and reducing big,

anny as there is a lot of variety, and
certain units can Of)Jy be taken if an
Inquisitor or a Priest is present - plus if
you are including Sisters of Battle then
you need to keep an eye on how many
Faith Points you havel My force has
developed into a number of core units
that I always field, plus various others
that can be used depending on the
mission or the opponent. The list shown
here is one example, with a slight bias for
fighting against heavily armoured armies
like Space Marines and Necrons.
I always knew that I wanted Sisters of
Battle in the army, so a big squad of
tI1ese was the first thing I collected. It has
become the central pillar of the force
around which all the other elements
revolve. A squad of 15, all with power
armour, is very survivable. They also
throw out a huge amount of accurate bolt
shells when they fapid fire, and I always
include a meltagun and a heavy flamer
for flexibility against different targets.
Finally, the squad includes a Veteran
Sister Superior and an Imagifer - both
important for using Acts of Faith.
Accompanying the squad is my
Canoness. As commander of the whole
army, I wanted her to be pretty
formidable, giving the Sisters squad a
strong edge in assaults. Accordingly, she
gets the Mantle of Ophelia, plus a
blessed weapon or an eviscerator for
dealing out the Emperor's vengeance.
Additionally she carries the Book of St
Lucius which allows models near her to
use her unmodified Leadership of 10 for
Morale checks, and finally the Litanies of
Faith, conferring a 'free' Act of Faith. All
this wargear may sound expensive, but
you can always wait tor the best moment
before triggering their frenzied charge.
This makes them an outstanding counter-
attack unit and one that enemy squads
will not want to go near.
You have even less control over Penitent
Engines - in fact just about the only ~
choice you have to make is where to
deploy them. However, this does not
mean that they aren't any fun to use - far
from it. They race across the table
towards their nearest enemy they can
reach and practically nothing can stand
up to their huge number of high-strength
attacks. Of course their potential for
carnage makes them a big target for
enemy guns, which is why I take the
maximum of three. Even if only one
makes it to the enemy lines it will still
make a big hole.
PrOViding more firepower is my second
Troops choice - a six-man squad of
Inquisitorial Storm Troopers, including two
plasma gunners. Such a small unit is
easy to kill, but I have found that my
opponents often have more pressing
targets to worry about - like Areo·
flagellants and Penitent Engines charging
straight at them. This means the Storm
Troopers can often nip around
unmolested, capturing objectives or rapid
firing at any nasty Space Marines that
venture too close.
My only Fast Attack unit is a squad of
Dominions mounted in an Immolator. The
Dominions are armed to the teeth with
melta weapons, ideal for leaping out of
ARMY LIST - 1,498 POINTS
armoured vehicles to scrap. The
Immolator itself is no tougher than a
Rhino, so I find i pays to manoeuvre
round the flanks before delivering the
payload of Sisters and then causing as
much damage as possible with its twin
heavy flamers.
My final Heavy Support choices are two
Exorcist tanks. These are heavily
armoured and each can fire an
impressive 06 krak missiles per salvo. I
always tell my opponents that this is less
scary than it sounds - you still have to
roll to hit after all - but they never seem
to believe me. Certainly firing both at the
same target tends to make a real mess!
USING FAITH
This army generates 4 Faith Points at the
start of the game. I always deploy my
Canoness with the big squad of Sisters, so
both can gain the benefit of Acts of Faith.
The first Act I usuaiiy use in a game is
Spirit of the Martyr, to protect the Sisters
from incoming fire. Although this would
not normally work on a large squad, the
Litanies of Faith allow you to pass the
test automatically. I generally end up
using all my Faith Points on the big
central squad. With 15 in the unit,
including an Imagifer, I can be confident
of getting important Acts like Divine
Guidance and Light of the Emperor to
work when I need them. Once the squad
is down to half strength, Spirit of the
Martyr helps to keep the remaInder alive,
stubbornly fighting on,whiie the Book of
St Lucius keeps them from retreating!

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then I'm used to 200-point Chaos Lords!
A Priest is essential if you want to include
Aroo-flagellants or Penitent Engines in
HQ
ClIOII..
Evlscerator, Book of St Lucius, Litanies of Faith, Mantle of Ophelia.
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your army, so I had to have one. Putting ~ ~.

him with tI1e big Sisters squad makes the Elfie
most of his Fanatical special rule, which 1...1l1tor 11Ill1lltl.., 1.IIlI
allows the whole unit to re-roll any misses InQulSrtor with bo~ pIStol ana power weapon, Gun ServrtOf with plasme cannon, 1 veteran
when they charge into combat. Guardsman with hellgun, 1 Veteran Guarlfsmen with plasme gun, 2 Sages,l Chlruroeon.
Following my theme of having lots of 5 ARo-ftIl1U11IlI 111.
variety in the army, the next thing I went Troops
for was an Inquisitor. I wanted his retinue S""II oIlIUII -,1IIlI 23ti IIlI
to provide fire support, so I based it Veteran SIster Supenor witl1eviscerator, 10 Sisters of Battle witl1 bo~ers, 1 Sister of Battle with
around a Gun Servitor with a plasma molfagun, 1 SIsler of Battle with heavy flamer. 1SISler of Battle with Imagrt,r & bolter.
cannon and a Veteran Guardsman with a
Slam Troopell SqUid II IIlI
plasma gun. Adding two Sages mean the 4 Storm Troopers wrth Hellguns, 2 S10rm Troopers with plasme guns.
squad can re-roll one dIce to hit when
shooting, which usually saves anyone Fast Attack
whose weapon overheats. The last two Dominion SqUid 148 ,..
places are taken up with a Chirurgeon Veteran SIster Superior witl1 combi-me~a, 2 Dominions with bo~ers, 3 Oominions w~h mllfaguns.
and another Guardsman, to soak up the Immoillor 15 ,..
first few casualties in the squad.
Heavy Suppan
Arca-flagellants are a very destructive 3 Penlllnl Englnl. 248 l1li
unit, and although you have virtually no Exorcist 135 pll
Exorcist 135l1li